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| New major discovery in the animal kingdom: 14 new species of shrews Posted: 17 Dec 2021 07:29 AM PST Researchers recently made a major discovery -- 14 new species of shrews, which is the largest number of new mammals described in a scientific paper since 1931. After a decade-long journey taking inventory of Indonesian shrews living on the island of Sulawesi, a group of scientists has identified 14 new endemic species. |
| Mitigating environmental impact of herbicides Posted: 17 Dec 2021 07:29 AM PST Research looks at the interactions of different herbicides and what they mean for herbicide drift. |
| Ocean acidification and warming disrupts fish shoals Posted: 17 Dec 2021 07:28 AM PST Researchers have found that the way fish interact in groups is being upset by ocean acidification and global warming. |
| After thousands of years, an iconic whale confronts a new enemy Posted: 17 Dec 2021 07:27 AM PST The iconic tusked whale of the Arctic has a new enemy -- noise. A unique study shows that narwhals are highly affected by noise from ships and seismic airgun pulses -- even at 20-30 kilometers away. As ice melts, noise levels in the Arctic are rising, worrying scientists about the future of narwhals. |
| Perovskite solar cell with ultra-long stability Posted: 17 Dec 2021 07:22 AM PST Perovskites are the great hope for further increasing the efficiency of solar modules in the future. Until now, their short service life has been considered the biggest hurdle to their practical use, but this could soon change. Researchers now present a variant that stands out for its stability. |
| Specific components of air pollution identified as more harmful than others Posted: 16 Dec 2021 12:01 PM PST Ammonium is one of the specific components of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), that has been linked to a higher risk of death compared to other chemicals found in it, according to a new study. |
| Insects: How farmers can be better engaged in species conservation Posted: 16 Dec 2021 12:01 PM PST While farmers have the capacity to drive species conservation worldwide, their true potential is yet to be fully realized. An international team of researchers shows how this can change. The researchers interviewed 560 farmers around the world to find out what they know about their local pollinator diversity and their engagement in the issue. The results offer important insights for politics and science. |
| Snow drought research finds predictability in uncertainty Posted: 16 Dec 2021 12:00 PM PST As climate change makes periods of record low snow more frequent, a new study helps to bridge disagreement over how to measure snow depth and how to define snow drought. |
| New meteorological phenomenon dubbed 'atmospheric lakes' Posted: 16 Dec 2021 12:00 PM PST Like atmospheric rivers, but smaller and slower moving, the pools of water vapor bring much-needed rain from the Indo-Pacific to arid regions along the east African coast. |
| Marine life can cling together to buy time in the face of climate warming Posted: 16 Dec 2021 11:58 AM PST Some marine species can help protect others from climate change by shielding them from heat, according to a new study. |
| New smart-roof coating enables year-round energy savings Posted: 16 Dec 2021 11:50 AM PST Scientists have developed an all-season smart-roof coating that keeps homes warm during the winter and cool during the summer -- without consuming natural gas or electricity. Research findings point to a groundbreaking technology that outperforms commercial cool-roof systems in energy savings. |
| Diverse plant water-use strategies make forests more resilient to extreme drought Posted: 16 Dec 2021 11:46 AM PST An unprecedented drought experiment at Biosphere 2 highlights nature's surprising resilience. |
| Maples in the mountains provide clues to past distribution Posted: 16 Dec 2021 11:45 AM PST Researchers have investigated the genetic structure of the relic species, Acer miyabei, from three regions in Japan: Hokkaido Island and two southern groups in Northern and Central Honshu. There was significant genetic differentiation among the regions, with the northern group separated from the southern groups. Populations in the mountains of Central Honshu showed a high proportion of distinct alleles and the mountainous terrain in this area likely contributed to this genetic differentiation. |
| As the mercury rises, the urban heat penalty grows, especially at night Posted: 16 Dec 2021 05:32 AM PST City living translates to an extra two to six hours of uncomfortable weather per day in the summer for people in much of the United States. The urban-rural heat gap grows the warmer it gets. |
| ‘Gentrification’ changes the personality make-up of cities in just a few years Posted: 15 Dec 2021 05:41 PM PST A massive study of almost two million US residents reveals rising housing costs may drive increases in 'openness' of character among both old and new inhabitants of a city -- all in well under a decade. |
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